Michael Spaziani, FM Senior Staff Engineer and FM Fire Service Learning Network Project Manager, appeared on the FDIC Podcast Studio “Humpday Hangout” Panel “Fire Protection Systems in Large Commercial Buildings: Can We Trust Them?” The episode was broadcast live from FDIC 2026. The wide-ranging discussion with host Captain Clark Lamping of the Clark County Fire Department (NV) and fellow panelist Kyle Smith, Battalion Chief in the Cobb County Fire Department (GA), covered:

• Training for responses to commercial properties.
• The four keys to interacting with the fire protection system at a working fire.
• Fire protection systems experts who can assist the fire department at these responses.
• Preplanning for response to commercial properties.
• How fire protection systems respond during an activation.
• How more warehouses are being built in rural areas where fire departments may not be prepared or experienced for those exposures — and what you can do about it.

Michael answers these questions and more, giving firefighters the benefit of FM’s experience and knowledge of commercial and industrial buildings. Watch the FDIC Podcast Studio episode, “Fire Protection Systems in Large Commercial Buildings: Can We Trust Them?” on the FDIC International YouTube Channel.